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1976 1986 1991 1993 1996

In early 1976, Glenn & Linda Miller discovered the ―Camp Construction of Construction Construction com- Lawsuit is filed in DeKalb County
Ponderosa‖ property for sale. Shortly after, Children‘s swimming pool and of 2-story pleted of 2-story in 1988 that put a halt to all
Bible Ministries of North AL purchased the 80-acre camp, gymnasium with dorms maintenance staff house for
complete with 6 cabins, a dining hall/kitchen, 2 small guest and locker rooms building/shop assistant director religious activity at public schools,
cabins, and a craft building. Miss Bess continued in her Mike & Kathy including Released Time.
role as camp director that first summer. Glenn and Linda completed Released Time not allowed again
Gymnasium named
Miller worked with her and took over the leadership at the ―W.A. Hunt Memorial Young until February 1993
end of that summer. Miss Bess continued to help with Gymnasium‖
summer camp every year until 1999.

PBC Entrance 1976 Glenn & Linda Miller Glenn & Linda Miller & family Swimming Pool built in 1986 Maintenance Shop 1991 Lawsuit filed Mike Young teaching RT

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Miss Bess Robertson n early 1976, Glenn and Linda Miller discovered the ―Camp Ponderosa‖ property for sale. Shortly after, Children‘s
Bible Ministries of North AL purchased the 80-acre camp, complete with 6 cabins, a dining hall/kitchen, 2 small guest
cabins, and a craft building. Miss Bess continued in her role as Camp Director that first summer. Glenn and Linda
Miller worked along with her and took over the leadership at the end of that summer. Miss Bess continued to help with sum-
mer camp every year until 1999.
Mr. Glenn Miller served as Camp Director from 1976 to 1999. Having grown up at the south Alabama camp, Camp Vic-
tory, Mr. Miller was associated with CBM from childhood. In 1961, he was 10 years old and attended Camp Victory its first
summer. Glenn and his wife Linda and their 4 children served at Ponderosa Bible Camp for 24 years. Glenn and Linda are
graduates of Southeastern Bible College.
In 1986, we added a 30' X 70' swimming pool and a multi-purpose gymnasium. Dormitories and locker rooms within the gym were com-
pleted over the next 2½ years. In 1991, a large maintenance building was constructed.
CBM was ―kicked out‖ of the public schools in 1988. There was a five year absence until the first Released Time class was held in February
of 1993.
In 1996, we were saddened by a law suit that was filed in DeKalb County, by the principal of Valley Head. It put a halt to all religious activ-
ity at public schools, which included Released Time. Released Time was not allowed again until 2002. We were thankful that we could still
reach the children with Mailbox Club lessons, summer camp, and spring and fall weekend retreats.

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